The number of studies related to notational analysis of the serve has grown in recent years, and this latest research has suggested that: players win more points with the return of serve at younger age groups; with males, there is more variation in the direction and more points are won on the forehand than the backhand return; and, women return closer to the net with a flatter trajectory than their male counterparts. Despite advances in research there is still little known on female tennis, especially on clay courts. 795 points of female matches at the BBVA Open Valencia 2017 ITF event were analysed. On the first serve, on the advantage side, players use mainly backhands and hit crosscourt, whereas on the deuce side, there were no significant differences in forehands and backhands hit, and there was more variation in direction. On the second serve, on the advantage side of the court, players still mainly used backhands but hit more shots down the line; whereas on the deuce side, players hit mainly inside-out forehands and there are no differences in the direction hit
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